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Approach, Continued J <br />CITY OF EMERYVILLE — August 2005 to present <br />Description of services includes, but not limited to: <br />• Leading the efforts for City -sponsored legislative proposals; <br />• Leading the efforts for City sponsored funding proposals; <br />• Providing strategy and advice regarding effective means to successfully accomplish <br />City's priorities with the Governor, the Legislature, and the various branches of State <br />government; <br />• Representing the City in legislative committee hearings, meetings with agencies, and <br />with administrative officials; <br />• Arrange, support, lead and then follow up from meetings with City officials in <br />Sacramento; <br />• Work closely with the elected City officials, the City Manager, Agencies, the Emery <br />Unified School district, and community organizations to draft the annual legislative <br />priorities, sponsorship proposals and advocacy efforts for the upcoming year; <br />• Closely monitor the State Budget and report out on efforts to secure or protect funding <br />per the City's interests; <br />• Provide weekly legislative updates and bill tracking matrices; <br />• Attending monthly grant meetings with City leadership; <br />• Provide an annual report on work completed the past year; and <br />• Address other unforeseen matters as they appear. <br />Successful work completed: <br />• Successfully drafted and secured a sponsor for AB 1080 (Skinner) on behalf of the City <br />of Emeryville and Emery Unified School District to expand joint use partnerships <br />between cities and school districts. The Governor signed this bill in 2009; <br />• Secured over $2 million in state funding awards and efforts included drafting <br />applications, submitting applications, then creating a successful lobbying strategy; and <br />• Successfully overturned a decision by the Department of Finance on RDA dissolution <br />that reallocated over $21 million dollars in post -RDA funds to the Emeryville Center for <br />Community Life project. <br />References: <br />• Assembly Member Nancy Skinner - (916) 319-2015 <br />• Vice Mayor Ruth Atkin (510) 915-0167 <br />• Former City Manager Patrick O'Keeffe (925) 997-7753 <br />0 Proposal for State Legislative Advocacy Services I City of San Leandro Page 21 <br />